Like Timex used to say about its watches, BlackBerry takes a licking but keeps on ticking. Even after relegating hardware to second place behind software, BlackBerry has a winner with the BlackBerry KEYone, and it appears to have a new phone (code named "Krypton") on the way. But BlackBerry fans have become more accustomed to news like this. Famed watchmaker Timex has signed a patent licensing agreement with the tech company.

While the contract didn't reveal what product and patents are involved, Timex will be making on-going royalty payments to BlackBerry. The latter points out that it has an IP portfolio consisting of over 40,000 patents. The patents deal with "wireless communications, networking infrastructure, acoustics, messaging, enterprise software, operating systems, virtualization and cybersecurity."

For those hoping for a BlackBerry branded smartwatch, the depth of BlackBerry's IP holdings indicates that the deal with Timex could be for a number of different products. Still, if Timex plans on building such a device, no one is talking directly about it. BlackBerry corporate communications officer Sarah McKinney said that she has nothing to add to the information in the press release.

One clue might be found in the comments made by Jerald Gnuschke, senior director of Intellectual Property Licensing at BlackBerry. In the press release, Gnuschke said that the deal will enable BlackBerry to focus on further opportunities in the mobile communications market (emphasis ours). So who knows? Perhaps there is a Timex built BlackBerry smartwatch in the works after all.

"This license agreement with Timex demonstrates the strength of BlackBerry's patent portfolio, and will enable us to focus on further patent licensing opportunities in the mobile communications market."-Jerald Gnuschke, senior director of Intellectual Property Licensing, BlackBerry

Lol, he's not even going to respond to you, Crispin. You've put the fear of God into him, and he has no counter for the facts you just said. But what really burns him good is that Nokia has been beating Google to the punch with releasing security updates to their branded handsets. Now watch he triggered he gets over this.

It's hilarious watching deflect from how afraid Crispin has you, no doubt with your scrawny chest all puffed out, as if you're some tough guy, when we all know that you're nothing but a cowardly keyboard warrior. It's also hilarious watching you rage against dark, with your ridiculous"no mercy" credo in tow, while we lomfao at you.

Lol, hell yes you care about Nokia releasing it first. It burns your bum good to see that, and that's why you're always making comments like Google being the "best at security updates"hot trash on Nokia articles.

I did not buy a Priv looking for Nougat, I bought it on Lollipop which is what it shipped with. Anybody who buys a phone counting on upgrades (not updates, learn the difference) is foolish beyond words. But since we're on the subject, how many non-Nexus devices that shipped with Lollipop are going to see Oreo? Not even the Nexus 6 is gettin' it. The Moto "Pure Edition" hasn't even tasted Nougat and it's a newer device than the Priv that was touted as being closest to "pure Android". Pure idiots for believing hype over substance.

So consumers are foolish just because they are expecting updates on a device that's perfectly capable of them? While it's true the Nexus 6 isn't getting Oreo, it is still getting security updates. Google has fulfilled the two years of guaranteed updates for the Nexus 6.

As for Moto X Pure Edition, I have called them out before on it. Other people have as well. I have called out other OEMs for not updating their phones to the latest version.

Yes, my lesson was made whole by having you step on your own tail. Thank you, there is now published evidence that you agree with MG and myself about security updates. You also absolved OEMs of their update commitments beyond 2 years. So by your own words, BlackBerry s off the hook with the Priv.

I knew it was only a matter of time before you could no longer keep track of the bull. Let this be a teaching moment.

You mean when I proved that you photoshopped that image of the Nexus 6P they you claimed to own, which prompted you to remove it from your Imgur account? Or the time when you lied about owning a Galaxy S7 Edge and darkk called you out on it, and then you later so it was a ruse about you owning one, aka a lie? Or when in the same article you then said that you never owned a Nexus 6P? Which link would you like me to post?

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